WSJ:The U.S. economy should expand at a solid pace this year and next as consumers increase spending, confident the recession is behind them, a panel of economists said in a survey released Monday.The 46 economists surveyed in the National Association for Business Economics report between April 27 and May 7 predicted U.S. gross domestic product would expand by 3.2% in 2010 and 2011.That is a touch higher than the 3.1% growth predicted for both years in the last survey, released Feb. 10

WSJ: The financial turmoil in Europe is providing an unexpected windfall for American home buyers, pushing domestic mortgage rates to the lowest levels of the year and back near 50-year lows. Many in the industry now say rates could drift as low as 4.5% this summer from 4.86% now, instead of rising to 6%...

The Kinnane Group Inc announces that we have been approved as a provider of real estate appraisal services in Bristol County Massachusetts for Texas based Valuation Partners. Valuation Partners is a leading provider of real estate valuations nationwide. As an approved vendor with Valuation Partners the Kinnane Group benefits from increased order volume, ongoing on line training, a user friendly web-based interface, customer service and technical support, and access to Valuation Partners' review team.

The Kinnane Group, Inc.is proud to announce that we recently added the Westport Federal Credit Union to our list of local lending institutions that we are approved to provide real estate appraisal services to. Westport Federal Credit Union has two convenient locations. Their Main Office is located on State Road and their Central Village Branch is on Main Road, both in Westport. They are proud to provide service and dedication to the SouthCoastClick Here to visit the WFCU online

WSJ "... analysts surveyed by MacroMarkets on average expect home prices, as measured by the S&P/Case-Shiller national index, to rise about 12% in the five years ending Dec. 31, 2014. As of Dec. 31, that index was down about 28% from its peak level in mid-2006."